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Samurai Cop

  • 19911991
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
8.6K
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Robert Z'Dar, Cameron, Mark Frazer, Mathew Karedas, Melissa Moore, Gerald Okamura, and Cranston Komuro in Samurai Cop (1991)
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Joe Marshall and Frank Washington are two tenacious police detectives who seek at all costs to stop the Katana, a renegade Yakuza gang composed of violent and sadistic killers who want to le... Read allJoe Marshall and Frank Washington are two tenacious police detectives who seek at all costs to stop the Katana, a renegade Yakuza gang composed of violent and sadistic killers who want to lead the drug trade in Los Angeles.Joe Marshall and Frank Washington are two tenacious police detectives who seek at all costs to stop the Katana, a renegade Yakuza gang composed of violent and sadistic killers who want to lead the drug trade in Los Angeles.
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
8.6K
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  • Director
    • Amir Shervan
  • Writer
    • Amir Shervan
  • Stars
    • Robert Z'Dar
    • Mathew Karedas
    • Janis Farley
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  • Director
    • Amir Shervan
  • Writer
    • Amir Shervan
  • Stars
    • Robert Z'Dar
    • Mathew Karedas
    • Janis Farley
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 75User reviews
    • 55Critic reviews
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    Robert Z'Dar, Mark Frazer, Mathew Karedas, and Gerald Okamura in Samurai Cop (1991)
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    Mark Frazer and Mathew Karedas in Samurai Cop (1991)
    Robert Z'Dar and Mathew Karedas in Samurai Cop (1991)
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    Robert Z'Dar in Samurai Cop (1991)
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    Robert Z'Dar
    Robert Z'Dar
    • Yamashitaas Yamashita
    Mathew Karedas
    Mathew Karedas
    • Joe Marshallas Joe Marshall
    • (as Matt Hannon)
    Janis Farley
    • Jenniferas Jennifer
    • (as Jannis Farley)
    Mark Frazer
    Mark Frazer
    • Frank Washingtonas Frank Washington
    Melissa Moore
    Melissa Moore
    • Peggy Lee Thomasas Peggy Lee Thomas
    • (as Melisa Moore)
    Cameron
    • Female Henchwomanas Female Henchwoman
    Gerald Okamura
    Gerald Okamura
    • Okamuraas Okamura
    Dale Cummings
    • Capt. Rohmeras Capt. Rohmer
    Cranston Komuro
    Cranston Komuro
    • Fujiyamaas Fujiyama
    Joselito Rescober
    Joselito Rescober
    • Costa Rican Waiteras Costa Rican Waiter
    • (as Joselito C. Rescober)
    Jerry Black
    • Film Lab Henchman #2as Film Lab Henchman #2
    Orlando Quijano
    • Burning Van Driveras Burning Van Driver
    • (as Ali Teymury)
    James Waltz
    • Tony the Lawyeras Tony the Lawyer
    Reginald Williams
    Tom Gleason
    • Arm-Losing Henchmanas Arm-Losing Henchman
    Robert Moore
    Fred Floyd
    • Expendable Black Henchmanas Expendable Black Henchman
    John Godfrey
    • Director
      • Amir Shervan
    • Writer
      • Amir Shervan
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    • Trivia
      Lead actor Mathew Karedas (credited as Matt Hannon) cut his long hair very short seven months after filming wrapped. While he was looking for more acting work, director and screenwriter Amir Shervan called him back for some re-shoots. Shervan was furious that Karedas had cut his hair and immediately went out to look for a wig. Unfortunately, Shervan was only able to find a woman's wig that looked nothing like Karedas's long hair. Karedas agreed to wear it, assuming Shervan was going to do some long-shots and pick-ups. Shervan still had half of the movie to shoot, completely out of chronological order. As a result, Karedas' character's hair alternates between his natural long hair and an obvious wig. The wig even comes off a few times, revealing Karedas's real short hair.
    • Goofs
      The car chase scene features shots from all across LA stitched together in an impossible and ludicrous sequence.
    • Quotes

      Joe Marshall, the samurai cop: Now I'm telling these son-of-a-bitches that we respect the Japanese of this country, who are honest businessmen. And yeah, this is the land of opportunity for legitimate business, not for death merchants who distribute drugs to our children through schools and on the streets. Now I'm telling these motherfuckers that if they continue killing our children to make their precious millions that they deposit in their secret Swiss bank accounts, counselor, before your last suit even gets off the court clerk's desk, I'll have their stinking bodies in garbage bags and ship them back to Japan for fertilizer. Got it?

    • Connections
      Featured in Half in the Bag: Your Highness and Samurai Cop (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Happy Birthday
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      Written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill

    User reviews75

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    Top review
    5/10
    Art Transcending, Awe Inspiring Masterpiece
    There are good films and there are bad films; and then there are bad films so bad they are actually good... and then there is 'Samurai Cop'. A film in a class of its own, standing tall like a giant, so high above other trashy cinema masterpieces that a regular movie watcher brain cannot even process all the nonsensical visual drivel he has just seen. The quality of this 'masterpiece' surpasses any expectations you might have about cheap-piece-of-juck-90s-'action'-nonsence and enters the realm of surreal. The fact that someone actually bothered to piece together this absurdity into a feature-length film is just mind blowing.

    Words might fail while trying to adequately describe this phantasmagorical piece of cinematic perfection. You could write a lengthy article criticizing a terrible acting, editing or utterly ridiculous dialogues. Or the fact that the story is so much saturated with every cliche of 90s action cinema that it cannot be considered as an independent script but rather as an amalgamation of a dozen scrips borrowed from other films. Severe objectification of women and excessive voyeuristic nudity serving no purpose whatsoever might just leave you entirely speechless. And lets not dwell too much on the fact that the main character, supposedly expert in Japanese martial arts, couldn't even throw a decent round house kick, while ridiculous hand gestures he performs during various fights, make American Ninja look like a documentary quality depiction of Ninjutsu. Shot inconsistency, the main character switching from a wig to a real haircut multiple times throughout the film is just an icing on a cake.

    Somehow all the critique you could master up about 'Samurai Cop' doesn't seem to make it justice. The overall result is so much worse than the sum of its negative parts that your brains just cannot rationally explain or perceive it. One thing couldn't be denied though, the film is entertaining as hell. And that's, after all, the main point of action cinema - to entertain. In that regard 'Samurai Cop' is truly a film in the class of its own.
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    • Release date
      • April 30, 2016 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Полицейский-самурай
    • Filming locations
      • Carlos And Charlie's, Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Hollywood Royal Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $384,756
    • Gross worldwide
      • $384,756
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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